in the kitchen. There are also delicious breakfast recipes, snacks and lots of cheesy options, including these crunchy bites. Crunchy Cheese BitesMakes about 26Ingredients250g (9oz) Cheddar cheese, grated 125g (4 z) feta cheese, crumbled60g (2 z) ricotta cheese30

those other Seventies’ dishes we thought were too uncool to serve a few years ago. There are so many ways you can change a plain sausage and pastry roll. This recipe uses juicy squished tomatoes, but you could also try a spread of wholegrain mustard

on top of the frozen apple mixture and then freeze until set into Rainbow Lollies.Juices And Smoothies For Kids by Amanda Cross (Hamlyn, £12.99)Packed with original recipes for smoothies and juices, this great little book gives bite-sized nutritional

In the book Zilli Light (Simon & Schuster, £20) Italian chef Aldo Zilli offers the delicious tastes of his homeland but in lighter bites, working on the premise that we eat five lighter meals per day instead of three. Highlights include roast duck

One of my favourite winter recipes is chicken and mushroom pie. I give my children pastry to make shapes with to put on top of the pie. Serves 4–6Ingredients1 small chicken, about 1kg (21/4o z)1 onion, cut in half1 large carrot, peeled1 leek, sliced

, until the chicken is cooked and the tomatoes have shrivelled slightly. It’s barbie timeThis new little bite-size book BBQ (Murdoch Books, £4.99) is full of great recipes. Appealing to the eye and the palate, there’s a colour picture for each recipe

or honey. Serve with white rice. This is a good dish to introduce chopsticks.Feeds 4 adults or hungry childrenIngredients4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts or 6 skinless, boneless thighs, chopped into bite-sized pieces4 tablespoons cornflour2 tablespoons

if the spaghetti is al dente (soft but not soggy) – take a strand from the water and let her blow on it until it’s cool, so she can take a bite. Drain the pasta and toss with the garlic-infused oil, the lemon zest and the herbs. Serve immediately with freshly

a 23x33cm (9x13in) Swiss roll tin with baking parchment. Place the pears, vanilla and sugar in a pan with the water. Simmer for 15 minutes until soft with a bit of a bite. Drain and cool. Melt the chocolate in a heatproof bowl over, but not touching

) button mushrooms,stalks removed and sliced250g (9oz) cooked chicken, chopped into bite-size piecesHandful of flat leaf parsley, choppedSalt Freshly ground black pepper25g (1oz) grated ParmesanMethodTo make the pancakes, put the flour and salt in a bowl